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Chuan Huat Resources Bhd

Malaysian-listed group and leading stockist of iron & steel, importer and exporter of structural steel and construction materials.

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Overview

Chuan Huat Resources Berhad heads the Chuan Huat Group of Companies, a Malaysian business that began in 1957 as a small enterprise and grew into a group listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia on 5 August 1997. The group operates two core businesses, with the main Building Hardware Division acting as a leading stockist of iron & steel and an importer and exporter of structural steel and other construction and building materials in Malaysia. It has expanded into value-adding activities including Cut & Bend Rebar, Wire Mesh and EsyFence welded security fencing, forming the backbone of its Steel Service Centre.

History

The business of the Chuan Huat Group of Companies started in 1957 from a small enterprise business and grew into a respectable group of companies headed by Chuan Huat Resources Berhad, which is listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia on 5 August 1997. The group was started by the Founder, the late Mr. Lim Kim Chuan, on 10 May 1957. Initially in the business of merchant hardware supplying to hardware and engineering contractors, it evolved to become a leading stockist of iron & steel, importer and exporter of structural steel and other construction materials. Its strength and reputation in the trade earned it agencies to distribute and market a wide range of building materials and structural steel. In line with increased construction sector activity, the group expanded to include value-adding activities of Cut & Bend Rebar, Wire Mesh and EsyFence welded security fencing to support the upstream operation of steel and iron, forming the backbone of the Steel Service Centre Division. The group is divided into two core businesses, the main being the Building Hardware Division.

Products and positioning

Your Reliable Business Partner; leading stockist of iron & steel, importer and exporter of structural steel and construction materials in Malaysia.

  • Steel bars

  • Cut & bend steel bar

  • Steel welded fabric

  • EsyFence welded security fencing

  • EsyEdge construction edge protection system

  • Structural steel (plates, hollow sections, beams & columns, flat bar, angle)

  • Concrete products (spun pipes, RC square piles, prestressed concrete beams)

  • Roofing tiles (steel roofs, concrete roof tiles)

  • Cement & bricks

  • Sanitary wares / fittings

  • Ironmongeries / fire door

  • Steel pipe products (welded pipes, API pipes)

  • Storage tanks (fibre septic tanks, FRP storage tanks, PE storage tanks)

  • Polyglass fibre insulation products

  • Terram building insulation and drainage products

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